GIFT  OF 
A.    FT  o 


qurtiPSES 

ELIZA     A.     QOLDIE 


GLIMPSES 

BY 
ELIZA  A.  GOLDIE 


J.  F.  ROWNY  PRESS 

LOS  ANGELES,  CAL. 

1922 


COPYRIGHT  1922 

BY 
ELIZA  A.  GOLDIE 


Give   me   the  faith   that  cannot  fail; 
Grant  me  the  power  that  must  prevail. 


tOLIMPSES] 

God's  Hidden  Meaning 

It  was  like  the  sound  of  far-off  music.  I 
could  not  grasp  it,  I  could  not  understand  it, 
but  simply  knew  that  some  power  within  me 
was  striving  for  expression,  some  unknown  force 
was  calling  upon  me  for  utterance.  Out  of  the 
great  deep,  beyond  all  human  endeavor,  came 
the  silent  admonition,  bidding  me  direct  my 
energies  into  this  one  channel  of  loving  service. 
All  personal  effort  became  tinged  by  an  ever- 
present  incentive.  Motives  and  events  com- 
bined in  urging  me  on  to  endless  endeavor, 
leading  me  out  into  the  sunlight  of  truth  and 
beauty. 


[3] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Religion  In  a  Nut-Shell 

Be  honest  to  the  core.  Develop  your  God- 
given  talents,  and  in  all  things  have  the  approval 
of  your  own  soul. 

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Growth 

Life  in  its  fulfillment  means  continual  growth 
— your  inner  resources  developed  and  applied. 
Do  not  blindly  follow  any  teaching.  All 
instruction  will  come  to  you  from  within. 
External  aids  are  but  means  to  awaken  the 
knowledge  already  yours. 

&    &    j» 

One  With  the  Father 

I  thank  Thee  for  this  glorious  perfection 
that  is  implanted  in  each  and  all  of  Thy  chil- 
dren; potentially  here  within,  to  be  unfolded  in 
beauty,  as  the  rose;  in  strength,  as  the  mighty 
oak. 

[4] 


[GLIMPSES] 

To  Those  Who  Mourn 

In  this  quiet  and  peaceful  existence,  which 
the  Father  grants  me,  I  gather  the  thoughts  He 
breathes  into  my  consciousness  and  waft  them 
in  glimpses  to  you,  dear  troubled  heart.  Know 
that  I  too  have  lost  and  suffered  and  lost  again; 
have  passed  through  sleepless  nights,  and  days 
that  were  hopeless  and  bitter.  And  still,  out 
of  the  shadow  I  come  to  you  who  mourn,  with 
a  message  of  hope.  Remember  always  that 
you  are  a  child  of  God.  Rest  quietly  in  His 
protecting  care,  fully  assured  that  after  the 
night  comes  day,  and  out  of  the  darkness  a 
light  and  peace  which  none  but  an  infinite 
Father  can  either  give  or  take  away. 


[5] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Your  Earthly  Heaven 

God's  universal  plan  involves  a  meaning  for 
each  of  his  children.  There  is  no  mistake  in  the 
divine  and  eternal  order,  which  includes  and 
protects  your  highest  good.  Having  attained 
spiritual  insight,  you  will  find  circumstances  and 
events  adjusting  themselves,  always  for  the 
better.  On  the  spiral  of  life  you  are  ever 
moving  upward.  With  each  turning  you  gain 
a  higher  footing,  and  with  every  revolution,  a 
clearer  outlook,  and  in  proportion  as  you  absorb 
and  apply  what  is  flashed  you  in  these  moments 
of  inspiration,  you  expand  and  enlarge  your 

earthly  heaven. 

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The  Everlasting  Presence 

Do  not  strive  feverishly  with  life's  difficulties. 
God  is  here ;  loving,  protecting.  Seek  patiently, 
prayerfully,  for  enlightenment.  Soon  you  shall 
be  instructed,  and  find  the  seemingly  insurmount- 
able arranged  entirely  to  your  advantage. 
[6] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Life 

Open  your  eyes  to  the  glory  and  wonder  of 
life's  creative  forces.  What  mechanical  device 
of  man  more  marvelous  in  its  mechanism  and 
engineering  power  than  your  own  physical 
body? — ua  cosmos  in  miniature,"  "an  epitome 
of  the  universe" — Your  heart  keeps  ceaseless 
time  with  the  clock,  but  who  wound  it?  "How 
came  these  atoms  to  assume  this  relation  and 
interrelation  in  exact  conformity  to  law?"  not 
merely  prolonging  existence,  but  constantly 
renewing  and  creating. 

To  purify  your  mind,  revere  the  organism 
through  which  it  finds  expression.  In  a  life  of 
efficiency  the  physical,  mental  and  spiritual  are 
happily  blended,  and  in  the  last  analysis  spirit 
and  matter  are  but  varying  vibrations  of  one 
primal  energy.  You  are  as  truly  spirit  as  you 
ever  will  be,  and  can,  if  you  so  desire,  live  a 
spiritual  life  here  and  now. 


[7] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Your  Kingdom 

Do  you  realize,  dear  friend,  that  you  have  a 
part  to  perform  in  this  wonderful  scheme  of 
creation?  Not  merely  the  aim  of  being  clothed, 
or  fed,  or  perchance  entertained,  but  some 
acknowledgment  from  your  innermost  being, 
that  you  appreciate  the  right,  the  blessed  privi- 
lege of  living.  While  you  may  not  be  con- 
versant with  the  language  which  "Socrates 
pronounced  and  Plato  wrote,"  and  though  you 
are  an  employe,  apparently  part  of  a  great 
machine,  or  servant  of  a  system,  you  can  at 
least  liberate  yourself  from  mental  slavery.  For 
the  present  your  experience  is  doubtless  what 
you  need  in  the  climb  upward,  but  as  a  thinker 
you  can  eventually  free  yourself  from  bondage, 
and  in  the  realm  of  self-expression  give  to  the 
world  your  finest  and  best.  For  in  the  kingdom 
of  mind  you  are  Your  Own  Master. 


[8] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Make  Your  Life  Complete 

Learn  to  enjoy  the  present  moment.  Do  not 
cramp  yourself  into  a  world  of  petty  trifles. 
Come  out  into  the  open  spaces  of  greater  things, 
where  your  loftiest  thoughts  may  find  expres- 
sion. Focus  your  mind  on  higher  vistas,  beyond 
the  things  that  can  annoy  or  wound.  Aspire 
to  be  your  true  self,  that  ideal  self,  which  is 
finer,  more  tender,  and  more  divine. 

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Supply 

Do  not  despair,  just  around  the  corner  may 
be  something  new  for  you  that  you  do  not 
expect.  Remember  the  Infinite  power  upon 
which  you  may  draw,  and  the  strength  which 
resides  within  yourself.  Realize  that  you  are  a 
great  soul  and  can  rise  above  every  hindrance. 
Your  darkest  moments  hold  God's  hidden  mean- 
ing for  you,  just  you,  and  under  each  shadow 
a  blessing  is  born. 

[9] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Control  Your  Forces 

If  you  are  straining  for  sights  and  sounds 
from  the  invisible,  be  assured  that  not  until  you 
have  full  control  of  the  riches  within  yourself 
can  you  be  allowed  to  glimpse  those  beyond. 
Spiritual  progress  implies  a  more  complete 
adjustment  of  the  physical  and  spiritual.  Not 
a  disbelief  or  shunning  of  the  material,  but  a 
more  intelligent  mastery  of  its  forces.  On  the 
well-disciplined  body,  depend  the  clarity  and 
sanity  of  the  mind;  through  the  developed  mind 
comes  spiritual  illumination,  while  neglect  of 
body  causes  poverty  of  heart,  mind,  and  soul. 
By  divine  law  there  is  every  reason  to  believe 
that  your  spiritual  transformation  will  be  as 
great  as  that  of  the  larva,  when  the  chrysalis 
opens  and  the  butterfly  soars  into  the  sunlight. 
But  unless  you  have  solved  your  larva  problems, 
you  cannot  hope  to  fly  on  borrowed  wings. 


[10] 


[GLIMPSES] 

A  Temple  Divine 

Look  reverently  into  the  heart  of  your  friend, 
seeing  only  the  purest  intentions.  Try  to  realize 
fully  what  this  friendship  means  to  you,  and 
never,  under  any  circumstances,  put  it  to  the  test 
of  a  doubt.  Never,  willingly,  impose  upon  it 
the  infliction  of  a  word  or  a  look  that  might 

rankle  or  wound. 

&    jt    ^ 

Self-Supremacy 

If  you  have  been  a  failure,  do  not  continue 
being  one.  In  the  school  of  personal  effort 
you  will  find  the  open  door  of  another  life. 
There  is  a  congenial  work  for  you.  Find  it, 
and  get  into  a  new  atmosphere,  away  from  the 
withering  thought-waves  that  pull  you  down. 
Open  your  mind  to  its  divine  possibilities.  Then 
move  onward  and  never  look  back.  Persevere, 
and  resist  all  weakness.  It  can  be  done. 


[11] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Your  Divine  *C  ailing 

Heavy-laden,  and  high-aspiring,  are  you 
doing  the  work  you  want  to  do?  or  holding 
captive  the  faculty  that  is  waiting  for  recog- 
nition? If  you  are  still  in  the  iron  coil  of 
necessity,  be  assured  that  you  alone  hold  the  key 
for  its  unwinding.  It  may  test  your  endurance, 
and  require  precious  time,  but  be  patient  and 
persevere.  If  your  talents  lie  in  your  brain,  or 
your  voice,  develop  them;  if  in  your  finger  tips 
or  your  toes,  manipulate  them.  Whether  you 
sing  for  starving  souls,  or  bake  bread  to  appease 
physical  hunger,  whichever  you  can  do  best, 
make  that  your  study  and  aim,  for  therein  lies 
your  divine  calling.  You  can  easily  recognize 
your  own  specific  gift,  the  individual  work  that 
is  meant  for  you,  by  the  pleasure  you  derive 
through  its  achievement,  the  thrill  that  fills  you, 
heart  and  soul,  when  you  have  mastered  the 
thing  you  want  to  do. 

[12] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Your  Talent 

I  bring  you  a  flower,  exquisite  in  design  and 
coloring.  Accept  it  as  a  symbol  of  your  cher- 
ished ambition.  Care  for  it  tenderly  in  the 
golden  morning  hours.  Brood  o'er  it  lovingly 
in  the  stilly  night,  until  at  last  you  behold  your 
own  design.  Slowly  but  surely  it  will  unfold 
in  beauty  and  brilliance  before  your  astonished 
eyes,  and  you  shall  know  its  meaning. 
&  &  & 

Illumination 

There  is  a  guidance,  dear  heart,  and  God  is 
all-sufficient.  However  deep  your  sorrow,  He 
knows,  and  is  leading  the  way.  We  cannot 
understand  why  He  should  lead  us  into  lonely 
places — into  the  midnight  of  solitude, — until, 
in  that  sacred  moment  of  assurance,  a  flash  of 
illumination  reveals  to  us  His  meaning  and  all- 
enfolding  goodness. 

[13] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Forget  the  Past 

You  are  living  too  much  in  the  past,  dear 
friend;  whether  it  be  grief,  regret,  or  remorse, 
study  the  art  of  forgetting.  Let  us  suppose  you 
have  sinned.  Can  you  not  see  the  very  fact 
that  you  recognize  your  shortcomings  is  proof 
that  you  have  within  you  the  perfect  model  from 
which  to  judge  and  make  comparison?  And 
again,  the  fact  that  you  are  alive,  have  eyes  to 
see,  and  understanding  to  read  these  words,  is 
further  proof  that  the  Father  still  has  need  of 
you — need  of  your  developed  and  purified 
faculties.  Then  detach  from  your  mind  all 
thought  of  what  is  past  and  gone,  carve  for 
yourself  a  new  beginning,  and  live — live  to 
enjoy  and  to  give  freely  of  life's  great  blessings. 


[GLIMPSES] 

Your  Opportunity 

If  at  any  time  in  maturing  years  you  find 
yourself  quite  alone  in  the  world,  try  to  realize 
it  is  not  through  chance  that  you  have  reached 
this  stage  in  your  development.  Your  inner 
nature  is  calling  for  companionship,  and  it  will 
depend  largely  upon  the  treasures  entrusted 
to  this  second  self,  whether  you  derive  pleasure 
or  pain  from  your  experience.  Loneliness  may 
become  friendly  by  bringing  into  it  the  riches 
of  your  soul,  the  wisdom  and  knowledge  gar- 
nered for  just  this  time  of  harvest,  and  now  is 
your  opportunity  to  apply  and  put  into  practice 
the  accumulation  of  experience  and  information 
gained  in  years  past. 


[15] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Realization 

My  beautiful  lily,  a  mere  tube-like  forma- 
tion yesterday,  has  opened  wide  the  portals  of 
her  celestial  palace,  and  invites  me  to  partake 
of  its  purity  and  beauty.  Looking  deep  into 
the  fairy-decked  enclosure,  my  soul  revels  in 
the  goodness  and  forethought  that  has  wrought 
this  miracle.  Touched  by  Infinite  love  and  wis- 
dom, this  marvelous  creation  has  risen  from  its 
tomb  of  earth  to  attain  perfection,  to  fulfill  its 
highest  mission  of  joy  and  gladness. 
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Inspiration 

You  are  a  note  in  the  great  universal  sym- 
phony, and  in  sacred  moments  feel  yourself 
drawn  into  its  rhythm  and  harmony.  As  the 
tiny  fledgling  finds  the  burden  of  his  little  back 
lifted  in  winging  flights  of  freedom,  so  you,  on 
waves  of  inspiration,  are  ever  reaching  upward 
to  higher  planes  of  assurance  and  fruition. 

[16] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Find  Yourself 

The  knowledge  and  ability  you  crave  for 
your  chosen  work,  resides  within  yourself.  As 
co-creator  in  the  universal  plan,  you  are  en- 
trusted with  some  part  in  the  great  design,  and 
can  summon  at  will  the  wisdom  and  power 
needed  for  the  purpose  assigned  you.  Then  do 
not  scatter  or  dissipate  your  own  glorious  talent, 
that  particular  phase  of  the  divine  idea,  which 
you  alone  represent.  If  you  have  been  foiled 
in  your  cherished  aims,  begin  over  again,  and 
grow  into  that  state  of  useful  activity  your 
higher  perceptions  have  visioned. 

"You  always  may  be  what  you  might  have 
been"  through  obedience  to  the  superior  wis- 
dom of  your  own  mentality. 


[17] 


[GLIMPSES] 

He  Saw 

Divine  instruction  takes  many  and  varied 
forms  in  chiding  our  indifference  to  the  bless- 
ings that  daily  fill,  and  make  our  lives  worth 
while. 

A  miner  long  entombed  was  finally  rescued. 
Crawling  out  of  the  tunnel,  and  while  still  in 
a  stooping  posture,  he  reverently  clasped  his 
hands,  and  blinkingly  looked  up  into  the  blue. 
Common  air  and  everyday  sunshine  had  unex- 
pected revelations  for  this  man  who  had  spent 
seven  days  in  midnight  darkness. 
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Blindness 

How  many  of  us  walk  unseeing  under  the 
beautiful  stars;  how  few  read  the  message  in 
growing  plant,  in  velvety  depths  of  the  full 
blown  flower. 


[18] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Whither  Going? 

For  you  who  are  rushing  through  life,  pant- 
ing, and  breathless,  I  would  gladly  hold  the 
reins  for  a  little  breathing  space,  and  most 
cheerfully  assist  you,  if  possible,  in  making 
existence  more  endurable,  and  more  simple. 
Your  strenuous  way  of  living  is  hurling  you  out 
of  your  own  orbit,  your  own  beautiful  thought 
world,  with  its  wonderful  treasures  in  store  for 
you.  Through  an  endless  chain  of  social  hopes 
and  fears,  you  find  yourself  entangled  in  a  coil 
of  petty  anxieties,  with  apparently  no  way  of 
escape.  But  listen,  please.  Suppose  you  re- 
duce your  list  of  wants  to  helpful  needs,  sim- 
ply let  go  of  non-essentials,  and  cling  only  to 
what  is  beneficial  and  needful  to  you  and  yours. 
In  time  you  will  be  surprised  to  discover  you 
have  really  made  no  sacrifice  in  giving  up  use- 
less burdens,  but  instead  have  gained  a  glorious 
freedom  from  the  tyranny  of  being  always  on 
the  fly. 

[19] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Hidden  Treasures 

While  Nature  is  lavish  in  her  gifts  to  man, 
she  nevertheless  guards  with  jealous  care  those 
she  deems  of  greatest  value.  We  find  'the 
sweetest  kernel  housed  in  the  hardest  shell,  the 
choicest  rose  protects  herself  with  forbidding 
thorns,  the  finest  grains  of  wood  are  found  in 
deepest  jungle,  and  the  purest  gems  must  be 
searched  for  in  cavernous  earth. 

Likewise,  life's  richest  treasures  are  hidden 
deep  in  the  human  soul.  All  goodness,  all 
power,  the  very  essence  and  image  of  the  divine, 
are  enshrined  here,  and  just  as  the  tiny  bud  of 
the  coming  flower  unfolds  in  beauty  and  splen- 
dor, so  too,  in  time  every  striving  human  being 
shall  evolve  in  the  fullness  and  glory  of  per- 
fection. 


[20] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Patience 

My  dear  friend,  why  bemoan  present  condi- 
tions? They  are  the  very  best  possible  for  your 
state  of  mind  today,  and  until  you  have  fully 
imbibed  this  truth,  no  further  knowledge  can 
come  to  you.  Yes,  I  can  understand.  You 
have  hoped  for  so  much  and  accomplished  so 
little.  We  all  have  need  of  the  lesson  in  per- 
severance and  patience  taught  by  the  dear  little 
girl  who  spent  months  in  persuading  a  supposed- 
ly untamable  horse  to  come  close  enough  to  lap 
up  the  morsel  she  had  placed  on  the  ground  and 
then  concealed  herself  at  a  distance  for  hours, 
to  watch  him.  However,  she  finally  conquered, 
mounted  him,  and  became  his  happy  owner, 
when  a  mere  wave  of  the  hand  or  a  call  brought 
him  quickly  to  her  side. 

Patience,  patience,  dear  friend.  Spiritual  evo- 
lution is  not  always  visible.  You  may  have 
achieved  more  than  you  realize,  and  if  truly 
sincere,  will  awake  some  day  to  find  the  seed  of 
your  present  effort  germinating  into  life  divine. 

[21] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Protection 

You  see  a  fledgling  falling  from  the  mother 
nest,  helpless,  and  a  prospective  victim  of  near- 
by claws.  In  your  eagerness  to  save  the  inno- 
cent life,  protecting  fingers  enclose  the  fluttering 
mite,  until  a  safer  retreat  can  be  found.  Frantic 
with  fear  it  shrinks  from  your  touch,  a  throb- 
bing, quivering,  helpless  thing.  If  it  but  knew 
your  intent.  If  it  but  knew. 

Likewise,  God's  human  children,  if  they  but 
know  His  meaning  when  danger  threatens,  and 
the  power  of  His  mighty  hand  is  felt  to  close 
about  them.  But  they  do  not  understand,  they 
do  not  know  that  it  is  but  to  shelter,  to  keep 
from  further  harm,  that  freedom  is  denied 
them. 


[22] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Nature's  Message 

Green  meadows  and  waving  trees.  Verdure, 
verdure  everywhere.  Beautiful  sunlit  orchards, 
clinging  vines  and  mid-summer  riot  of  color  and 
bloom.  Wonderful  creations !  Could  you  but 
read  the  language  of  growing  plant  and  open- 
ing bud,  each  tiny  leaflet  might  inspire  you  with 
new  hope.  Almost  we  hear  them  whispering 
peace,  be  still,  and  grow,  grow  without  fear, 
without  anxiety  or  care  for  the  future,  simply 
trusting  and  fulfilling  the  purpose  intended  for 

you. 

j*    &    & 

Sunbeams 

Let  the  glory  of  the  sunbeam  symbolize 
God's  all-pervading  goodness  and  unfailing  love 
for  you  at  all  times  and  in  all  places.  Strong, 
yet  tender,  penetrating,  still  not  obtrusive,  all 
the  attributes  of  strength  and  beauty  commingle 
in  the  gentle  sunbeam. 

[23] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Let  Your  Light  Shine 

You  who  view  life  as  an  opportunity,  and 
through  sustained  personal  effort  have  gained 
self-mastery,  may  look  with  pity,  or  even  dis- 
dain upon  a  fellow  being  without  purpose  or 
endeavor.  And  yet,  in  that  slumbering  soul  be- 
side you  are  hidden  the  same  potential  elements 
which  have  given  you  the  broader  outlook.  You 
have  had  glimpses  of  the  light  beyond,  while  for 
him  the  electric  currents  have  not  yet  been  prop- 
erly adjusted  to  the  divine  spark  within,  and  did 
you  but  truly  value  and  fully  unfold  your  God- 
given  power,  yours  might  be  the  privilege  to  put 
in  motion  those  vibrations  which  could  arouse 
him  to  the  dignity  and  worth  of  his  higher  self- 
hood. Not  obtrusively,  nor  through  undue  in- 
fluence on  your  part,  but  by  example,  through 
kindness,  and  your  reflected  light  on  the  hidden 
recesses  of  his  darker  nature,  causing  him  to 
discover  and  recognize  his  own  inherent  power 
for  good. 

[24] 


[GLIMPSES] 


Fulfillment 


When  we  place  a  seed  in  the  soil  we  do  not 
question  its  ability  to  attain  fruition,  but  are 
confident  of  results.  We  know  that  the  ele- 
ments of  growth  are  now  prepared  to  begin  its 
development.  But  of  that  marvelous  bursting 
forth  from  its  prison  shell,  and  that  silent  reach- 
ing upward  toward  the  surface,  there  can  be 
no  visible  evidence.  Many  of  us  have  not  ad- 
vanced beyond  this  initial  phase  in  our  spiritual 
unfoldment,  this  underground  stage,  in  which 
the  seed  of  the  flower  receives  its  first  impulse 
to  rise  to  a  brighter  existence.  We  may  have 
glimpses  of  some  far-off  achievement  but  our 
aiming  toward  it  is  not  sufficiently  sincere.  We 
lack  the  patient  persistence  and  courage  of  the 
little  plant  to  go  forward  into  the  full  light  to 
which  we  are  entitled.  Never,  for  one  moment, 
does  the  frail  little  stem,  released  from  the  hid- 
den seed,  hesitate  in  its  upward  striving,  until 
the  tiny  shoot  appears  in  the  sunlight,  and 
finally  in  a  bloom  of  beauty  attains  the  fullness 
of  realization. 


[25] 


[GLIMPSES] 

In  the  Dawn  of  Life 

In  the  panorama  of  unfolding  life  there  are 
many  stages,  and  in  glancing  back  over  the  eons, 
we  find  among  the  more  significant,  that  gradual 
migration,  when  the  lower  species,  formerly 
confined  to  the  ocean,  emerge  between  tides,  for 
fuller  development  upon  land. 

Vegetation  having,  through  successive  orders, 
purified  the  atmosphere  and  elaborated  oxygen 
for  higher  and  finer  formations,  now  bursts  into 
living,  breathing  activity,  and  an  ever  varying 
procession  of  invertebrates,  the  back-boneless 
denizens  of  earth,  pass  before  us,  until  finally 
we  see,  quivering  at  our  feet,  a  gelatinous  mass 
of  animation,  which  we  are  informed  is  the  first 
conception  of  the  vertebrate  plan  of  structure; 
that  the  white,  thread-like  line  through  its  cen- 
ter marks  the  position  of  the  spinal  cord,  and 
that  from  this  lowly  creature,  a  being  devoid 
of  brain,  of  organs  and  of  mind,  there  is  a  slow 

[26] 


[GLIMPSES] 

and  steady  advance  to  the  firm,  erect  and  com- 
pleted skeleton  of  man. 

In  the  marvelous  continuity  and  relationship 
of  this  ascending  scale  of  organism,  each  pro- 
gressive type,  rising  from  its  predecessor  en- 
riched, assumes  new  developments  for  the  next 
superior  structure,  until  in  man  appears  the 
crowning  glory  and  fulfillment  of  the  organic 
series.  And  nowhere  is  this  beautiful  story  of 
creation  so  impressive,  so  awe-inspiring,  as  when 
man,  guided  by  Infinite  wisdom,  transcends  the 
groveling  state,  stands  erect,  and  lifts  his  eyes 
and  heart  to  heaven.  The  groping  mind, 
spurred  on  by  necessity,  awakes  to  intelligence, 
then  with  ever-increasing  faculities  broadens 
and  lightens  into  knowledge. 


[27] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Unfoldment 

As  in  the  organic  kingdom  new  and  finer 
organs  were  constantly  evolved,  so  now  in  climb- 
ing the  psychic  scale,  man's  possibilities  of  de- 
velopment are  infinite.  That  ceaseless,  untiring 
energy,  moving  onward  through  the  ages,  may 
be  traced  with  as  much  precision  in  the  mental 
and  spiritual  realms  as  in  the  physical,  and  since 
science  finds  in  the  organic  region  symbols  by 
which  to  apprehend  what  lies  beyond,  may  we 
not,  with  equal  assurance,  predict  man's  future 
spiritual  career?  Are  we  not  justified  in  be- 
lieving that  he  has  capacities  in  reserve  which 
imply  a  much  more  exalted  earthly  existence 
than  he  at  present  knows? — the  reality  of  all 
that  we  revere. 


[28] 


[GLIMPSES] 

We  Are  Progressing 

The  fullness  and  splendor  of  creation  were 
as  rich  and  complete  in  the  Master's  time  as 
today,  but  only  the  toiling  geologists  have  since 
discovered  God's  sublime  truths  written  in  the 
rocks.  In  that  day  our  globe  was  as  round  and 
revolved  as  rapidly  as  now,  but  human  inge- 
nuity still  reached  blindly  toward  four  corners 
of  the  earth,  and  not  until  the  patient  and  perse- 
vering astronomer  had  made  confidants  of  the 
stars,  could  this  higher  intelligence  be  flashed  in 
return.  At  that  time  as  now,  water  rose  to  the 
level  of  its  source,  but  for  lack  of  this  know- 
ledge the  Romans  built  endless  aqueducts  over 
hill  and  dale. 

Nature's  secrets  are  not  withheld  from  those 
who  seek  instruction ;  and  through  forces  unseen, 
but  perceived  by  minds  that  are  receptive,  fear  is 
taking  wing,  and  mankind  rising  toward  eman- 
cipation, fruition  and  even  perfection. 

[29] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Is  the  World  Growing  Better? 

Never,  in  any  age,  was  courageous  living 
more  essential  than  in  this  time  of  re-adjust- 
ment. With  our  planet  still  in  the  shadow  of  a 
great  wrong,  and  humanity  staggering  under  the 
weight  of  an  intolerable  burden,  there  is  a  ten- 
dency to  doubt  world-advancement.  And  yet 
my  dear  friend,  through  an  inner  assurance  you 
know  and  I  know  that  it  is  still  God's  wonderful 
world,  still,  your  divine  privilege  and  mine  to 
assist  in  making  it  more  wonderful  and  more 
beautiful.  Despite  our  recent  calamity  and  the 
glaring  head-lines  that  daily  stare  us  in  the  face, 
back  and  beneath  them  all,  are  loving,  tender 
human  hearts  that  beat  in  unison  with  the  uni- 
versal throb,  and  mighty  thought-waves  wing- 
ing their  way  into  lonely  places  to  heal  and  to 
bless.  Oh,  my  friend,  come  out  of  Horror's 
lane  into  Thanksgiving  avenue,  out  of  the  hovel 
of  discontent  into  the  joy  and  beauty  that  you 
yourself  can  create.  Look  up  into  God's  ever- 
lasting blue  for  the  peace  that  has  no  ending 
and  the  faith  that  casts  out  fear.  Give  to  hu- 
manity your  noblest  inspiration,  and  thus  shall 
you  find  the  world  ever  growing  better. 

[30] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Yourself 

When  you  begin  to  fathom  the  secrets  of 
your  soul — your  own  ever-watchful  ego,  its 
depth  of  meaning  and  far-reaching  design,  you 
have  a  keener  appreciation  of  the  temple  in 
which  it  holds  sway.  With  clearer  insight  you 
take  account  of  this  wonder-working  miracle 
you  call  yourself,  these  myriads  of  minute  par- 
ticles, so  perfectly  adjusted,  and  exact  in  their 
movements  so  absolutely  in  accord  and  essential 
to  each  other,  that  an  injury  to  one  means  dis- 
turbance for  all.  Going  deeper  into  these 
studies,  you  are  amazed  by  the  revelation  of 
countless  cells  and  numberless  nerves  in  their 
never-ending  round  of  duty,  from  the  crown  of 
your  active  brain,  to  the  tips  of  your  sensitive 
fingers,  and  down  to  your  willing,  tireless  toes. 
And  then,  if  you  are  true  to  yourself,  you  will 
ask  the  Father  for  strength  and  wisdom  in  rul- 
ing this  retinue  of  faithful  servants,  and  in 
keeping  wholesome  and  pure  and  sacred  this 
marvelous  home  of  your  soul. 


[31] 


[GLIMPSES] 

Be  a  Law  Unto  Yourself 

Many  and  perilous  are  the  dangers  to  be  en- 
countered in  climbing  out  of  material  bondage 
to  the  psychic  heights  of  spiritual  freedom. 
The  everlasting  arms  are  not  always  in  evidence, 
but  be  assured  they  are  ever-present,  and  only 
a  willingness  to  be  led,  or  defiance  of  authority, 
decides  for  the  pilgrim  either  a  gentle  leading, 
or  the  mighty  pressure  of  an  iron  restraint.  But 
having  reached  the  sun-lit  realm  of  spirit  you 
transcend  the  law  of  matter  and  gain  your  royal 
sovereignty  with  the  privilege  of  choosing  and 
deciding  your  own  actions.  And  this  responsi- 
ble freedom  can  be  attained  without  closing 
your  earthly  career.  Here  and  now  you  may 
become  the  arbiter  of  your  own  destiny;  and  if 
unfoldment  is  your  true  aim,  opportunities  for 
growth  and  development  will  open  out  before 
you  so  convincing  in  their  unfailing  assistance, 
that  a  glow  of  thankfulness  and  a  reverend  de- 
sire to  rise  to  your  highest  wells  through  your 
entire  being.  Henceforth  you  no  longer  doubt 
that  you  are  here  for  some  divine  purpose. 

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